Luginbuhl, Gilgeni Family - Luginbuel Funeral Home

daughter, Janice Hibbard of North Little Rock, AR. four grandchildren, Stacy Luginbuel, Amy Luginbuel both of
Prairie Grove, Washington County, AR, Keri Hawley of Chicago, IL and Rob Hibbard of Boston, MS.
Notes for EDNA L. RANKIN:
Edna Rankin (Luginbuel) attended the University of Arkansas and taught in Rural and City Schools in Washington
County, AR. After her marriage in 1929 to Loyd Luginbuel she became a Funeral Director and Embalmer in 1934. She
was licensed in both Arkansas and Oklahoma
More About EDNA L. RANKIN:
Fact 1: Attended University of Arkansas.
Fact 2: Taugh in Rural and City Schools.
Fact 3: She became a license Funeral Director and Embalmer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Fact 5: She became a license Funeral Director and Embalmer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Children of SAMUAL LUGINBUEL and EDNA RANKIN are:
98. i. JANICE SUE14 LUGINBUEL, b. August 25, 1937, Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
99. ii. LOYD WAYNE LUGINBUEL, b. September 29, 1942, Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
56. JEFFERSON PETER13 LUGINBUEL (CHARLES NOBLE12, PETER BIHL11 LUGINBYHL, PETER10
LUGENBUHL, PETER9, PETER8 LUGINBUHL, PETER7, PETER6, CHRISTIAN5, NIKLAUS4, PETER3,
PETER2, GILGEN1) was born August 15, 1907 in Dutch Mills, Washington County, Arkansas, and died September
21, 1975 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma. He married RUTH CALDWELL June 01, 1935 in Vinita, Oklahoma,
daughter of CAREY CALDWELL and HAZEL MAUDOLIN. She was born February 05, 1912 in Vinita, Craig
County, Oklahoma, and died March 26, 2007 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma.
More About JEFFERSON PETER LUGINBUEL:
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Craig County, Vinita, Oklahoma
Notes for RUTH CALDWELL:
Mrs. Ruth Luginbuel, 95 year old well known Vinitan died Monday, March 26 2007 at Craig General Hospital. She
had lived for many years in her apartment at the Luginbuel Funeral Home until moving to Heartsworth House and
recently to Rosewood Terrace nursing center.
Mrs. Luginbuel was born February 5, 1912 in Vinita. Her parents were Carey and Hazel Putnam Caldwell. Ruth
attended the Vinita Public Schools and in 1933 she received a Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma College for
Women at Chickasha, Oklahoma. She taught one year in the Welch Schools and one year at Longfellow in Vinita
before her marriage to Jeff Luginbuel on June 1, 1935.
During World War II and after raising her family, Ruth returned to the teaching profession. She taught at Hall-Halsell
in Vinita until her retirement in 1977. It was at this time that she was chosen Craig County Teacher of the Year.
Ruth was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was the first choir
director the Methodist Church ever had and continued in that capacity for twenty years. She also organized the church?
s first Cherub and Junior Choirs.
While her children were in school Ruth was active in PTA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and was on the Teen Town
Board. She was a member of the Delphi Club and a charter member of A.A.U.W..
After retiring from the teaching profession, Ruth became active in civil affairs. She was a member of the Craig County
Retired Teachers, the American Cancer Society Board and was the Craig County Service Chairman of that
organization, a member of the Child Welfare Board and the Red Feather Board. She was also on the Craig County
Economics Program Planning and Advisory Committee. Ruth was director of Mobile Meals and served on their board
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